Today, the Poetry Foundation launched a new featured series of articles on its website, “Performing the Academy,” by Jeremy Richards. The first article, which debuted as the website’s cover story, features an interview with poet Susan B.A. Somers-Willett.

The series is aimed at examining the divide between the page and the stage by taking a closer look at poets who bridge performance poetry and academic practice. The cover story is the first of five articles in the series by Richards.